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Friday, June 11, 2010

Came across this set of photos while trying to organise my external hard disk... :)

Sorry they're so delayed (2 years already! *blush*)... but just wanted to share these with you - really loved this trip with my family to Portugal (and Spain),... and I can't wait to go back and visit properly*.(*Without a typical rigidly organised tour group)

One of our first stops in Portugal was at the Cabo da Roca in Lisbon:

The monument at Cabo de Roca ...

It is the Westernmost point in Europe, and was once believed to be the end of the world:

Majestic cliff side...

I think we were there in Feb or March, and the weather was beautiful - sunny yet chilly (even more so at this cliff side location):

A pathway to the cliff...

The sea was beautiful - a deep blue, majestic and still, below the sharp drop of the rocky cliffside:

Majestic sea...

My dad, me and my mum enjoying the view:

Us 3 :) ...

There was also a Lighthouse there - originally built in 1772!:

Architechural wonder...

Vivid yellow flowers amongst the spongey (cacti?) plant:

Cheerful flowers ...

Sleepy dog, near the gift shop:

Yawn ...

Aqui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa...Here, where the land ends and the sea begins...(by Camões, a Portugese poet)

Not much to do there really, except enjoy the scenery and just quietly appreciate the history behind this place... Still, I definitely liked it. :)(What a breathtaking view! My photos do it no justice at all...)